News Items
Community Fitness Center Opens at James River High School
8/25/2008
News Release - Fincastle James River High School, the Botetourt School Board, and the (more...)
RCACP Website Launched to Help Pet Owners
8/18/2008
News Release - The Regional Center for Animal Control and Protection (RCACP), serving the municipalities of the City of Roanoke, Roanoke County, Botetourt County and the Town of Vinton, recently launched a new website that is designed to increase the likelihood that a lost or stray pet will be able to find his way home again: (more...)
Grants Available to Enhance County Parks and Recreation Facilities
8/8/2008
News Release - Fincastle The Botetourt County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department can provide matching funds to non-profit community service groups, individuals, or corporations wishing to make capital improvements to County-owned parks and recreation facilities (more...)
Botetourt County Financial Report Wins Award
7/29/2008
News Release - Fincastle For the third year in a row, Botetourt County has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) (more...)
County Tourism Office Awarded Arts Grant
6/30/2008
News Release - Fincastle The (more...)
2008 Survey Reports Continued High Citizen Satisfaction
6/24/2008
News Release - Fincastle Results of Botetourt's latest citizen satisfaction survey, conducted in March, have been compiled, and ratings continue to be quite positive (more...)
Recent Office Moves
6/23/2008
Public Service Announcement - The following offices have moved to the Old District Courthouse (ODCH) (more...)
New State Building Code Adopted, Effective May 1
6/12/2008
Public Service Announcement - Effective May 1, 2008, the 2006 Version of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code was enacted (more...)
New Well and Septic Permit Fees Effective July 1
6/12/2008
Public Service Announcement - The General Assembly, through The 2008 Appropriation Act authorized the Commissioner of Health to increase fees for sewage and well applications which will become effective July 1, 2008 (more...)
Office of Tourism Awarded VTC Grant
5/23/2008
News Release - Fincastle The Botetourt County (more...)
Botetourt County Staff Changes Announced
5/6/2008
News Release - FincastleWith the announcement of long-time Deputy County Administrator Ned McElwaine's retirement, Botetourt County Administrator Gerald Burgess is pleased to announce the following staff changes (more...)
Botetourt County Receives $145,537 VITA Grant
4/22/2008
News Release - NEWS RELEASEFor immediate release April 22, 2008Contact: Spencer Suter, Emergency Services Manager, (540) 473-8301 Botetourt County receives $145,537 VITA GrantFincastleBotetourt County was recently notified that its 2008 Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA) grant request had been approved (more...)
Vehicle Decals Eliminated
3/18/2008
News Release - DISPLAY OF DECALS ELIMINATED,effective January 1, 2008, for residents of Botetourt County and the Towns of Buchanan and Troutville (more...)
Botetourt County's "AA" Bond Rating Affirmed by Fitch Ratings
3/17/2008
News Release - Fincastle--During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the rating on Botetourt County, Virginia's, $4 (more...)
Botetourt County Tourism Promotion Wins Awards
3/11/2008
News Release - Fincastle In Print Inc (more...)
New Fire and EMS Strategic Plan Reviewed
2/28/2008
News Release - Fincastle - On Tuesday, February 26th, the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors and Volunteer Fire and EMS leadership were presented with an overview of the County's 2008 Fire and EMS Strategic Plan (more...)
Troutville VFD Receives FEMA Grant
2/26/2008
Public Service Announcement - Fincastle On February 8th, Greg Sleboda, Chief of the Troutville Volunteer Fire Department received the news he had been hoping for since last spring The Federal Emergency Management Agency had approved a grant for $103,000 worth of operational equipment (more...)
Botetourt County Continues to Excel in Land Conservation
2/21/2008
News Release - Fincastle - A new record of conservation easement acreage has been recorded in Botetourt County for the second consecutive year (more...)
Citizen Survey 2008
2/11/2008
News Release - Fincastle - What do residents think about the quality of life in Botetourt County? How satisfied are they with County services? While public meetings and hearings solicit citizen input on particular issues, they don't provide enough feedback from the population as a whole on more general questions (more...)
Botetourt County's 2007 Goals Results Released
1/25/2008
News Release - Fincastle Annually, the Board of Supervisors establishes goals in support of its strategic priorities (more...)
